Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that the non-studying/unemployed youth's "cost" to the economy in Turkey, is 3.4 percent of the GDP, in other words 25 billion dollars. (News)

On 18th October INTERFAX news agency reported: “Today, from 10 am Russian and Syrian Air Forces will stop airstrikes in Aleppo. An early termination of airstrikes is necessary for the introduction of humanitarian pauses on 20th October”, – said Shoigu on a conference call.

Headlines:• US Warship challenges China's claims in South China Sea• Russia and Syria continue daytime unilateral ceasefires in Aleppo to encourage evacuation while conducting forced displacement operations in Damascus suburbs• US Defence Secretary Ash Carter meets with Erdogan to plan Turkish involvement in Iraq war

On 17th October 2016, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief, Imran Khan, announced 2nd November 2016 as the new date for his proposed protest. “Currently, we are demanding of the Prime Minister [Nawaz Sharif] to resign or present himself for accountability [in the wake of Panama Papers revelations]. But if the government opts for torture or arrests or other unfair means